Nostalgia

To commemorate the sad passing of John Sillett, we have an excerpt from an old Tale of Two Halves piece,...

Earlier this year it dawned on me that this year marked the fortieth year that I’ve been a supporter of...

Liverpool and the world of football are once again mourning the passing of one of the legends of the game....

November in Germany is a very important month in history. Religiously, like many other countries, it is remembered for the...

Adding a Cherry to the cake… Don Revie entered 1972-73 needing to do some tinkering to his squad. That was...

It was a Saturday afternoon that sent shockwaves through the football world – all before the 3 pm games had...

There used to be a pub-quiz question “name the 11 members of England’s 1966 World Cup-winning squad who didn’t play...

“Mo Salah! Mo Salah! Mo Salah!Running down the wingSalah, la, la, laThe Egyptian King!" During recent seasons the above ode...

“Commentating is about rhythm. It’s about silence. It’s about the choice of words to punctuate the silence and illuminate them.”...

This article was originally published on Tale of Two Halves Exiting Edinburgh’s Haymarket train station is like doing so in...

Euro 2020 saw Scotland compete in an international tournament for the first time since 1998. A break of 23 years,...

A bitter, cold wind had picked up since we left the car and rain was in the air. It was...

No home comforts…. Don Revie came into the 1971-72 season with ‘one hand tied behind his back.’ This was thanks...

Tony Woodcock scored 16 goals for England and earned 42 caps. The striker was one of Brian Clough’s ‘Miracle Men’...

Rodney McCain - Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool, 1977 In May 1976, then Manchester United boss Tommy Docherty watched on forlornly...

I'm not sure exactly how long before my birthday it was but I'm guessing it was a few days or...

‘Sniffer’ Clarke arrives…. The summer of 1969 didn’t see Don Revie ‘resting on his laurels’. Having watched his team finally finish at...

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos...

In the 1970s and early 1980s, one of the most consistent clubs in the old First Division was Ipswich Town,...

On 7th August 2010, Queens Park Rangers faced Barnsley in their opening game. I always find there is an unwritten...

Balkans Bound Don Revie’s Leeds United side started the 1967-68 season in poor form, losing two of their opening three...

What constitutes a 'Real Fan'? The main man himself, Sir Alexander of Fergieland, once famously offered up his thoughts on...

April 29, 1978, the last Saturday of the season and it's a drizzly day in East London. West Ham are...

Defying The Doubters The Whites began the following season of 1965-66 ‘on fire’, winning five of their opening six fixtures...

A glance at the list of each European national team’s record goalscorers will throw up some of the most iconic...

English football has had many engaging characters down through the decades, men who stirred up passions amongst those who watched...

Who’s your favourite Brazilian footballer? If you’re my age, it’s probably Ronaldo or Ronaldinho. If you’re older, maybe it’s Romario,...

The season had now reached March 1981. Villa’s seven game winning run had just been ended by a thrilling 3-3...

Tuesday was a sad day for English football as another of the heroes from 1966 passed away. Roger Hunt was...

Fernando Romero - Bobby Robson: More Than a Manager A few days ago, I watched the Michael Schumacher documentary that...

The FIFA World Cup is a glorious celebration of world football, bringing together players and fans from every corner of...

This article was originally posted on Tale of Two Halves by David Nesbit in September 2019. Last Saturday saw what...

Going to the pub, Sunday roasts, and drinking tea are just some of Britain's traditions. Perhaps the most important one...

The news has finally arrived of the passing away of Jimmy Greaves; arguably the greatest striker this country has ever...

This is the story of Aston Villa’s league title season 1980-81. We have now reached December 1980, where Villa were...

This is the story of Aston Villa's incredible run to the league title in 1980-81. The previous decade had seen...

This article was originally published by Liam Togher on Tale of Two Halves in July 2018. Growing up in the...

The late seventies and early eighties are most memorable for fantastic music, questionable outfits and Margaret Thatcher becoming Prime Minister....

The news this week yet another ex-footballer has been diagnosed with dementia has come as quite a shock. For me,...

Bob Wilson is a true footballing legend as a goalkeeper, a coach, and a tv sports presenter. His playing career...

Welcome to the next instalment of our ‘Falls from Grace’ series where we take a look back at the rapid...

The late seventies and early eighties are most memorable for fantastic music, questionable outfits and Margaret Thatcher becoming Prime Minister....

If you ask any little girl or boy who their favourite player is, it will usually be a striker. These...

The late seventies and early eighties are most memorable for fantastic music, questionable outfits and Margaret Thatcher becoming Prime Minister....

Previously, we discussed how a manager that had been at the top of the European game was lured by his...

With the Premier League being the most competitive league to play in for players across the world, it is hardly...

The European cup Winners’ Cup, which ran from 1960 to 1999, has been associated with some pretty glamorous names over...

The world of football is now missing one of its greatest ever strikers after the death of Gerd Müller. The...

"I became a footballer by an accident" French football has benefited a lot from the black footballers. However, many of...

A running theme in our new series is the number of clubs who hit upon hard times shortly after delivering...